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NJ court doubles down on one of the worst censorship orders we’ve seen

Prior Restraint

Screenshot of the ruling in New Brunswick Board of Education v. New Brunswick Today.

ICE wants to scare you out of sharing the news

An Instagram post with a photo of a man wearing a mask over the bottom of his face, standing in front of houses with snow-covered lawns.

ICE•Newsletter

Disciplinary office ignores complaints over journalist raid

A banner depicting President Donald Trump hangs along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, on the Department of Justice building on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026

Search & Seizure•Article

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Reform Government Secrecy

The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
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Stop Searches & Seizures of Journalists’ Work

Searches of newsrooms and seizures of journalists’ materials chill reporting.
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Don’t Let Trump Destroy Press Freedom

Donald Trump is obsessed with punishing journalists who criticize him.
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A protester wearing a medical mask and dark hooded shirt, shown at night in a crowd of other protesters, holds up a white sign with the following written in black “ARREST JONATHAN ROSS”

The government wants to scare Americans out of sharing the news

ICE•Article

The Department of Homeland Security has a new tactic to suppress reporting: silence people who repost information from news stories

Published July 8, 2026 Caitlin Vogus

Jeffrey Epstein's U.S. Virgin Islands drivers license, partially redacted

A journalist’s fight for Epstein transparency

Online Censorship•Newsletter

Drop charges against journalists who covered Delaney Hall

Published July 3, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Texas artist Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada

Can’t punish reporting it? Punish transporting it

Protests•Newsletter

Tell Trump’s censorship czar to stop retaliating against ABC

Published June 26, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Reporter Catherine Herridge at a House Judiciary Committee Hearing in April 2024

Court forces reporter to pay $800 a day for refusing to identify source

Reporter’s Privilege•News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:New York, June 24, 2026 — A D.C. appeals court declined yesterday to pause an $800-per-day fine against investigative reporter Catherine Herridge for refusing to identify her confidential sources in response to a civil subpoena.Herridge was held in contempt of court in 2024 for refusing to …

Published June 24, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

The Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, in March 2026

Texas man sentenced to 30 years for transporting pamphlets

Arrests/Prosecutions•News Release

Draconian sentence threatens journalists and news consumers

Published June 23, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

At Paramount, criticism is a conflict of interest. Corruption isn’t

Oligarchs•Newsletter

Plus: Clean up your mess, New Jersey courts

Published June 19, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Paramount+ blocks FPF ad about Trump-Ellison censorship threat

Merger•News Release

News companies should know better than to censor their critics

Published June 16, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

A person, seen from behind with a close-up on their head, takes a picture while wearing a black helmet with the word PRESS written in white across it.

PPE protects your right to know

Protests•Newsletter

Plus: Trump’s disappearing DMs

Published June 12, 2026 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Figures of several people stand on a street at night, surrounded by a cloud of gas. On the right, a person stands behind a camera wearing a face covering.

PPE bans not only risk reporters. They risk the public’s right to know

Protests•Article

Journalists who cover protests across the U.S. told us how personal protective equipment keeps them safe and helps them report the news

Published June 9, 2026 Caitlin Vogus

A banner of U.S. President Trump hangs from the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. in February 2026

Is DOJ hiding press protections to raid reporters? We sue to find out

FOIA•News Release

Our filing follows the failure to disclose records of the FBI raid on reporter Hannah Natanson’s home

Published June 8, 2026 Lauren Harper